What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-1599?

CVE-2022-1599 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-1599?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-1599. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.7%.

Admin Management Xtended CVE-2022-1599

MEDIUM

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352)

2022-07-11 contact@wpscan.com

CSRF WordPress Admin Management Xtended

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 11, 2022 - 13:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

The Admin Management Xtended WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not have CSRF checks in some of its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make a logged users with the right capabilities to call them. This can lead to changes in post status (draft, published), slug, post date, comment status (enabled, disabled) and more.

AnalysisAI

The Admin Management Xtended WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not have CSRF checks in some of its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make a logged users with the right capabilities to call them. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. The Admin Management Xtended WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not have CSRF checks in some of its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make a logged users with the right capabilities to call them. This can lead to changes in post status (draft, published), slug, post date, comment status (enabled, disabled) and more. Affected products include: Admin Management Xtended Project Admin Management Xtended. Version information: before 2.4.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.